2008 Woodie Awards
'Peter Pan' auditions bring new talent, seasoned actors
Danielle Calkins
Issue date: 11/20/07 Section: Arts & Lifestyle
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Students of all ages practiced last week to audition for the upcoming play, "Peter Pan." The auditions were held Nov. 11-12 in the Center of the Arts.
Lines of anxious actors and actresses patiently waited to be called into the audition room. Some students practiced their solo songs in the halls, while others sat quietly, mentally preparing.
Students auditioning had to go through a two-step process. First, students were called into an auditioning room one-by-one to perform a song of choice and a monologue in front of director Charles Grover.
Junior Nate Willkomm chose to perform "Me" from "Beauty and the Beast" as his solo song. Preparing only six hours in advance, Willkomm hoped the audition would have gone a lot better.
"The date dropped out of the sky," Willkomm said.
Although Willkomm said he usually prepares a lot more for auditions, he is still hoping to receive a part in the play.
The second part of the audition was the dance segment. Students were grouped into sets of eight and shown parts of the dance from the play. Students then had to mimic choreographer Barbara Grubel.
Freshman Kay Pistora was very excited about the dance part of the audition, saying she loves the idea of monkey-see, monkey-do. Although Pistora has not auditioned for any performance at UW-Whitewater before, she thought her audition went better than expected, despite how nervous she was.
Students auditioning for the play could potentially receive any part. However, they can make a suggestion on their audition card for the parts they would prefer. Pistora said she would love to be Mrs. Darling.
"I would like any part in the play, but I would love to be Mrs. Darling because she is a mom, and moms are so cool," Pistora said.
Pistora's enthusiasm for acting led her to be a part of the International Modeling and Talent Association. Pistora is excited for the results of the play and is hoping some of her professional training helped her through the audition. She was ranked in the top 15 of her class out of 700 at the IMTA competition.
Mike Bevis, a theater major, has been performing in plays at UW-Whitewater for three years now. Bevis hopes to obtain the part of Captain Hook in the play and says he felt prepared and confident with his audition.
"To prepare I did a vocal warm-up, a musical warm-up and I always remember to stay loose," Bevis said.
Peter Pan will lead Wendy, John and Michael on adventures through Never Never Land on March 1 at 7 p.m. and March 2 at 2 p.m. in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium. Tickets are $15 and $17 and can be purchased by calling (262) 472-2222.
Lines of anxious actors and actresses patiently waited to be called into the audition room. Some students practiced their solo songs in the halls, while others sat quietly, mentally preparing.
Students auditioning had to go through a two-step process. First, students were called into an auditioning room one-by-one to perform a song of choice and a monologue in front of director Charles Grover.
Junior Nate Willkomm chose to perform "Me" from "Beauty and the Beast" as his solo song. Preparing only six hours in advance, Willkomm hoped the audition would have gone a lot better.
"The date dropped out of the sky," Willkomm said.
Although Willkomm said he usually prepares a lot more for auditions, he is still hoping to receive a part in the play.
The second part of the audition was the dance segment. Students were grouped into sets of eight and shown parts of the dance from the play. Students then had to mimic choreographer Barbara Grubel.
Freshman Kay Pistora was very excited about the dance part of the audition, saying she loves the idea of monkey-see, monkey-do. Although Pistora has not auditioned for any performance at UW-Whitewater before, she thought her audition went better than expected, despite how nervous she was.
Students auditioning for the play could potentially receive any part. However, they can make a suggestion on their audition card for the parts they would prefer. Pistora said she would love to be Mrs. Darling.
"I would like any part in the play, but I would love to be Mrs. Darling because she is a mom, and moms are so cool," Pistora said.
Pistora's enthusiasm for acting led her to be a part of the International Modeling and Talent Association. Pistora is excited for the results of the play and is hoping some of her professional training helped her through the audition. She was ranked in the top 15 of her class out of 700 at the IMTA competition.
Mike Bevis, a theater major, has been performing in plays at UW-Whitewater for three years now. Bevis hopes to obtain the part of Captain Hook in the play and says he felt prepared and confident with his audition.
"To prepare I did a vocal warm-up, a musical warm-up and I always remember to stay loose," Bevis said.
Peter Pan will lead Wendy, John and Michael on adventures through Never Never Land on March 1 at 7 p.m. and March 2 at 2 p.m. in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium. Tickets are $15 and $17 and can be purchased by calling (262) 472-2222.
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